The day WAMA Nakayama girl's Secondary school in Rufiji went digital with Opportunity​y tablets...!!!!!

Chairman of the Opportunity Education Foundation Joe Ricketts from Omaha, Nebraska, in the US signs the visitor's book upon arrival at the WAMA Nakayama Girl's Secondary School at Nyamisati village in Rufiji District, Coast Region, January 27, 2014 as hostess Tanzania First Lady and school founder Salma Kikwete with the school's Chairman of Board of Directors Dr Ramadhani Dau look on prior to the launch of the a programme that aims at providing Tanzania secondaryschool students with tablets pre-loaded with educational materials.

Wanawake na Maendeleo (WAMA) Chairperson Tanzania First Lady Salma Kikwete welcomes Chairman of the Opportunity Education Foundation Joe Ricketts on prior to the launch of the a programme that aims at providing Tanzania secondary school students with tablets pre-loaded with educational materials.

Chairman of the Opportunity Education Foundation Joe Ricketts from Omaha, Nebraska, in the US presents a Chicago Cubs jersey to his hostess Tanzania First Lady and school Salma Kikwete

Chairman of the Opportunity Education Foundation Joe Ricketts from Omaha, Nebraska, in the US heads for the hall of the WAMA Nakayama Girl's Secondary School at Nyamisati village in Rufiji District, Coast Region January 27, 2014 with hostess Tanzania First Lady and school founder Salma Kikwete and the school's Chairman of Board of Directors Dr Ramadhani Dau and headmistress

Standing ovation as the VIP's enter the hall

Chairman of the Opportunity Education Foundation Joe Ricketts from Omaha, Nebraska, in the US stand at attention as the National Anthem and school song raise the curtains upon arrival at the WAMA Nakayama Girl's Secondary School at Nyamisati village in Rufiji District, Coast Region January 27, 2014 with hostess Tanzania First Lady and school founder Salma Kikwete, Minister for Education and Vocational Education Dr Shukuru Kawambwa (right) with the school's Chairman of Board of Directors Dr Ramadhani Dau (left)

WAMA Nakayama students sing the National Anthem

Chairman of the Opportunity Education Foundation Joe Ricketts from Omaha, Nebraska, in the US stand at attention as the National Anthem and school song raise the curtains upon arrival at the WAMA Nakayama Girl's Secondary School at Nyamisati village in Rufiji District, Coast Region January 27, 2014 with hostess Tanzania First Lady and school founder Salma Kikwete, Minister for Education and Vocational Education Dr Shukuru Kawambwa (right) with the school's Chairman of Board of Directors Dr Ramadhani Dau (left)

Chairman of the Opportunity Education Foundation Joe Ricketts gets ready to hand over the tablets with a word or two to Tablet
Manager from the foundation's office in Tanzania, Ms Sandra Tetty.

Tablet
Manager from the foundation's office in Tanzania, Ms Sandra Tetty hand over one of the tablets to First Lady and school founder Salma Kikwete, Minister for Education and Vocational Education Dr Shukuru Kawambwa (right) with the school's Chairman of Board of Directors Dr Ramadhani Dau and school's headmistress Ms Tuma Mensa

first Lady and school founder Salma Kikwete in return hands over the tablets to students

A visibly excited student holds shows off her tablet to the rolling cameras

Mr Joe Ricketts joins in to bask in the warmth of the historical moment

First Lady and school founder Salma Kikwete gives her statement of gratitude

Some of the WAMA Nakayama students

Tablet tutor sits with the students

Another standing ovasion for First Lady as she and her guests leave the hall

A group photo with members of the Opportunity Education Foundation team

With WAMA Nakayama teachers and administrators

With student representatives

With Nyamisati Village leaders

With WAMA Nyamisati friends

Form two students with the tablets

Now, this is awesome....

PPF Director General Mr William Erio offers some tips on how to operate the Kindle-like Opportunity tablets

Now, where is the log in icon?

Hey, you have to log in first...

Open sesame!

Simply can't believe this is happening to us...

Okay, show us how its done...

Girls, I have decided to offer a tablet to each students of the entire school...

Sir, thank you...

Okay, Sir, I start by logging in my personal details...Easy like ABC

Well, Sir, it took me just under ten minutes to grasp how to use this. We are very, very thankful for your generosity, Sir. We really are....

Minister for Education and Vocational Education Dr Shukuru Kawambwa is happy and thankful for this pilot programme

Multi-tablet charging decks. One full charge lasts for over eight hours.

And this is our humble library...

At the computer lab

Hey, i told you no Facebook, Instagram of Whatsapp in here.... Just lessons and important references like wikipoedia and encyclopedia etc. Good for us, ain't it?PICHA ZAIDI TEMBELEA ISSAMICHUZIBLOG